Jim George (weightlifter) explained

Birth Date:1 June 1935
Birth Place:Akron, Ohio, United States
Height:1.78m (05.84feet)
Weight:81–83 kg
Sport:Weightlifting
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James D. George (born June 1, 1935) is a retired American weightlifter. He competed at the 1956 and 1960 Olympics and won a bronze and a silver medal, respectively.[1]

George is the son of Bulgarian immigrants from Macedonia.[2] His elder brother, Pete George, is also a retired Olympic weightlifter. Jim was a four-time AAU champion and the 1959 Pan American champion in the light-heavyweight division. He also won four medals at the world championships (1955–1959) and set two world record (1956), in the snatch and clean and jerk.[1] [3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jim George . sports-reference . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140117025328/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ge/jim-george-1.html . January 17, 2014 .
  2. John D. Fair, Muscletown USA: Bob Hoffman and the Manly Culture of York Barbell Muscletown USA; Penn State Press, 1999,, p. 159.
  3. http://www.chidlovski.net/liftup/l_athleteResult.asp?a_id=69 James George